Trans-catheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) as bridge therapy restoring eligibility for liver transplantation in cirrhotic patients.

Severe aortic stenosis is a widespread valve disease, constituting a contraindication to organ transplantation due to cardiovascular morbidity and projected mortality. Mortality after conventional surgical aortic valve replacement in cirrhotic patients depends upon the Child Pugh's class. In the past few years, trans-catheter aortic valve replacement has progressively become the treatment of choice for high risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Here, we report the cases of three cirrhotic patients who became eligible for liver transplantation after successful trans-catheter aortic valve replacement as bridge therapy.